Overview

• Marine Tondelier was re-elected as secretary national of Les Écologistes with 73% of the vote during the party's 2025 Congress in Pantin.
• Éric Piolle, the mayor of Grenoble, won the spokesperson role with 2,607 votes, defeating Guillaume Hédouin, who was endorsed by Tondelier.
• Tensions within the party have surfaced, with members criticizing new electoral rules as overly restrictive and undemocratic.
• Sandrine Rousseau, a prominent internal rival, accused Tondelier of consolidating power and personalizing the party's leadership structure.
• The leadership contest highlights broader challenges for the Greens as they prepare for municipal elections and the 2027 presidential race.